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Cleveland Clinic Florida Named a Top 100 Hospital for Heart Care for Third Year

December 14, 2009

Cleveland Clinic Florida has been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters. A three-time honoree, Cleveland Clinic Florida is one of just five Florida facilities to make the 2009 list and the only Florida-based teaching hospital with a cardiovascular residency program to be included.

Thomson Reuters’ annual study — 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks — examined the performance of 971 hospitals by analyzing clinical outcomes for patients diagnosed with heart failure and heart attacks and those who received coronary bypass surgery or percutaneous cardiovascular interventions (PCI) such as angioplasties.

“Cardiovascular disease is still the number-one killer in the United States so we look for the hospitals that provide the best care,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for performance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals programs of Thomson Reuters. “These hospitals set the national standard for cardiovascular disease outcomes, process of care, efficiency, and lower costs. They deliver significant value to their communities.”

The study, in its 11th year, found that the 100 Top Hospitals cardiovascular winners have:

Earlier this year, Cleveland Clinic Florida earned additional industry distinction for its cardiovascular program when it was recognized as one of only 13 U.S. hospitals to achieve the Gold Performance Achievement Award in all three modules of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The GuidelinesSM program: coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure.

“The mission of the heart specialists and clinicians at Cleveland Clinic Florida is to save lives by setting the standard in heart care,” says Bernardo Fernandez, Jr., M.D., chief executive officer of Cleveland Clinic Florida. “That mission is achieved daily through the strict adherence to national clinical practice guidelines, which result in better outcomes for our patients.”

Cleveland Clinic Florida, located in Weston and West Palm Beach, is a not-for-profit, multi-specialty, academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Cleveland Clinic has nearly 180 physicians with expertise in 35 specialties. The medical campus is fully integrated and includes diagnostic centers, outpatient surgery, and a 24-hour emergency department located in the state-of-the-art hospital, which was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® in cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters (2007, 2008, 2009) and one of America’s Best Hospitals for gynecology by U.S. News & World Report. Cleveland Clinic Florida is 1 of only 13 hospitals in the nation recognized at the Gold level of the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program for Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure and Stroke. Cleveland Clinic Florida is an integral part of Cleveland Clinic Ohio, where providing outstanding patient care is based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Physicians at Cleveland Clinic are experts in the treatment of complex conditions that are difficult to diagnose. For more information about Cleveland Clinic Florida, visit www.clevelandclinicflorida.org.